Prashanth Sellathurai

                                                    
       

Sellathurai is arguably the most decorated member of the current Australian Men's team.

A Pommel Horse specialist by trade, Prashanth burst onto the scene with a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships and followed it up with a string of dominant performances around the globe including a bronze medal at the 2009 and 2010 World Championships

He was a valuable member of the history making Men’s gold medal team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and also won the gold medal on Pommel, took the bronze on Parallel Bars and qualified for the Rings final finishing in sixth place. Prashanth was also the 2011 FIG World Cup Series Champion on the Pommel Horse.

Prashanth is a member of the NSWIS Gymnastics program and Gymnastics NSW Men’s High Performance program at Homebush and is coached by Songliang Xiong. He started Gymnastics as a child initially to expend some of his excess energy and was soon identified as possessing a special talent.

Sellathurai was unable to compete in 2014 due to an ongoing shoulder problem which required surgery, but encouragingly returned to the podium in April 2015 for the British Championships.

Prashanth is currently training over in Great Britian and has recently competed in the 2017 Gymnastics British Championships. 

Look out for his unique skill on pommel horse...3 russians in between the pommels!

QUICK FACTS
Birthplace: Auburn, NSW
Occupation: Student
Nickname: Proshi
Sporting motto: Strive for the best, be prepared for the worst
Most admired sportsperson: Ayrton Senna & Kimi Raikkonen 
Favourite sports team: Mercedes Honda
Favourite music: Michael Jackson and the Beatles
Favourite movie: Star Wars - Return of the Jedi
Five words that best describe you:
 Slow, quiet, private, fun-loving, caring

GENERAL INFORMATION
Currently studying: University
Have any of your family members competed in elite sport?
 I don't know, I have never asked them
Best piece of advice received:
 Try to stay awake
Superstitions or pre-competition rituals:
 Try to stay awake during competitions
How do you relax when you are not in the gym?
 Gymnastics is relaxing, but otherwise motorsports or spend time with my family.

TRAINING INFORMATION
Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: Probably 5 I think, my mother put me in to use up my excess energy
First Club: Sydney Olympic Park
First Coach: Anne Scott
Current Coach: Robert Hong
Favourite aspect of being a gymnast:
 Perfecting technique on skills and trying to master them
Best apparatus: Pommel Horse
Favourite skill: Wu travel & spindle in between handles (although I am not very good at it, but hopefully I will get better)
Most difficult skill to learn: Spindle between handles
Strengths as a gymnast: Slow reaction time and light

MOST SIGNIFICANT
Best National Performance: 2001 – 2nd all round U/15 Australian Championships
Best International Performance: 2011 – 1st PH World Cup Series (it felt like winning a F1 drivers world championship – my ultimate dream)
2006 – 2nd PH World Championships
Best Gymnastic Moment: 2011 – 1st PH World Cup Series 
2006 & 2010 World Championships (team 14th in 2006)

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
Year Jun/Snr
Team
AA
FX
PH
RG
VT
PB
HB
2015 Senior - - -   - - - -
2014 Senior - - - - - - - -
2013 Senior - - - 1st - - - -
2012 Senior 3rd - - 1st 1st - - -
2011 Senior 2nd 17th - 1st 2nd - 5th -
2010 Senior
2nd
12th
-
1st
2nd
-
6th
-
2009 Senior
2nd
18th
-
1st
1st
-
2nd
-
2008 Injured
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2007 Senior
2nd
17th
-
1st
3rd
-
2nd
-
2006 Senior
2nd
2nd
-
1st
1st
-
6th
-
2005 Senior - Did not compete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004 U18
-
8th
8th
1st
2nd
7th
4th
7th
2003 U17
-
12th
-
1st
1st
-
=5th
-
2002 U17
-
7th
-
6th
1st
-
-
-
2001 U15
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
2nd
3rd
2nd
3rd

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
Year Event
Team
AA
FX
PH
RG
VT
PB
HB
2016 World Championships, SCO - - - 61st - - - -
2015 British Gymnastics Championships, GRB - - - 5th - - - -
2013 World Championships, BEL - - - 8th - - - -
2012 Challenger Cup, BEL - - - 3rd - - - -
2012 Salamun Memorial Cup, SLO - - - 1st 10th - - -
2011 World Championships, JPN 18th - - 6th - - - -
2011 World University Games - - - 1st - - - -
2011 Doha World Cup, WAT - - - 1st 7th - - -
2010 World Championships, NED 18th 281st - 3rd 40th - - -
2010 Commonwealth Games, IND 1st - - 1st 6th - 3rd -
2009 World Artistic Championships, GBR
 -
 -
 -
3rd
 -
 -
 -
 -
2009 Alexander Dityatin Cup, RUS
 -
-
31st
-
1st
-
-
-
2008 World Cup Finals, ESP
-
-
-
3rd
-
-
-
-
2008  DTB World Cup, GER
 -
-
-
-
2nd
-
-
-
2007 Doha World Cup, QAT
-
-
-
1st
-
-
-
-
2007 World Championships, GER
 -
19th
223rd
-
14th
17th
-
107th
2007 Australia v Japan, AUS
2nd
13th
-
1st
-
-
-
-
2007 Australia v China Apparatus Challenge, AUS
 -
2nd
-
-
1st
1st
-
-
2007 Turnier der Meister, GER
-
-
-
10th
16th
-
-
-
2007 Paris World Cup, FRA
-
-
-
2nd
12th
-
-
 -
2006 World Cup Final, BRA
-
-
-
4th
-
-
-
-
2006 Valeri Liukin Invitational, USA
-
-
-
4th
3rd
-
-
 -
2006 World Championships, DEN
14th
-
-
2nd
15th
-
143rd
-
2006 Shanghai World Cup, CHN
-
-
-
7th
-
-
-
 -
2006 Pacific Alliance, USA
5th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2006 Commonwealth Games, AUS
2nd
-
-
2nd
-
-
-
 -
2005 World Championships, AUS
-
-
-
7th
37th
-
-
-
2005 Gent World Cup, BEL
-
-
-
3rd - Q
14th - Q
-
-
 -
2005 International Challenge V Great Britain, AUS
1st
11th
-
1st
1st
-
7th
-
2005 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, AUS
2nd
-
-
1st
1st
-
2nd
 -

MAJOR EVENTS HISTORY
Commonwealth Games: 2006, 2010
World Championships: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
Olympic Games: N/A